Lisbon Midland finish one-two in state Class A wrestling
Lisbon and Midland claimed the top two spots in the state Class A wrestling tournament last Saturday. Front row coaches include Lisbon's Al Baxter, who has guided five state team titles in six years, and Midland's John Byers named Class A Coach of the Year, with Lisbon’s Scott Morningstar and Jim Lord and Midland’s Dan Snyder Matt Schaeffer and Scott Taylor among the state champions.
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Midland
al Baxter
John Byers
Scott Morningstar
Jim Lord
Dan Snyder
Matt Schaeffer
Scott Taylor
Iowa Hawkeyes eye fifth straight Big Ten title at Ann Arbor
Iowa, ranked No. 1, aims to qualify all ten wrestlers for the NCAA tourney March 16-18 in College Park. Dan Gable keeps the lineup from the state meet, with Hunte DeAnna Bowlsby defending champs likely top seeds. Radio broadcasts planned in Iowa City as Iowa State wrestling suffers lineup shakeups and Oklahoma State leads the Big Eight.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Dan Gable
Dan
Hawkeyes
College Park
Gable
Iowa State
Mike McGivern
Mark Stevenson
Dan Glenn
Mark Mysnyk
Hawkeye
Glenn
Randy Lewis
Steve Hunte
Scott Trizzino
Bruce Kinseth
Stevenson
Mike DeAnna
Iowa City
KXIC
KRNA
KICG
Tim Stephenson
Dan McGivern
Phil Haddy
the Gazette
Harold Nichols
Charles Heller
Nichols
Heller
Stillwater
Okla
Cyclones
Oklahoma State
Edwards Keel and Crocker All-Valley First Team
Cedar Rapids Washington stars Mike Edwards and Rick Keel and Kennedy guard Tracy Crocker head the 1977-78 Mississippi Valley All-Conference first team. Clinton's Don Gruenwald named Valley Coach of the Year. Bettendorf's Kirk Hines and Clinton's Terry Feldt join the first unit.
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Washington High School
Mike Edwards
Rick Keel
Wash
Tracy Crocker
Kennedy
Jeff Payton
Ed Athoff
Jefferson
Jeff
Kirk Hines
Bettendorf
Washington
Terry Feldt
Clinton
C.R. Wash
C.R. Kennedy
Hawkeyes Top Ohio State in High Scoring Big Ten Clash
Iowa turned back Ohio State 87 to 70 before 10 031 fans at Iowa Fieldhouse. Ronnie Lester led with 22 points and seven assists before leaving with a calf cramp, while Tom Norman and Steve Waite fueled the rally with 19 and 16 points respectively.
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Ohio State
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Tom Norman
Steve Waite
Herb Williams
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Lute Olson
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Big Ten
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Ransey
Cline
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Burris
Scott
Penn
R. Smith
Hargrave
Brookins
Waite
Lester
Peth
Drake
Boyle
Olsthoorn
Wee
Kelley
Speran
Kelvin Ransey
Buckeye
Indiana
Olson
Clay Hargrave
Wash escapes Prairie 61 58 in district thriller
Washington edges Prairie 61-58 to reach the substate final as Bob Boots spearheads the Hawks defense and Connor Edwards leads in scoring. Wash (14-6) advances to meet Waterloo East Monday at 7 30 p m in Iowa City West gym.
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